don't ever vandalize tesla vehicles. so elon musk has been making the rounds in the right-wing media to try to appeared to be a human being. >> sean: is that supposed to be clever? jimmy kimmel's show is owned and run by abc disney. disney is run by a guy... bob are you okay with this seeming glorification of violence? is this the inclusive woke di, the abc disney brand? think about it jimmy. he sobs and weeps when the election doesn't go his way. he demands compassion if he's having problems in his personal life but yet abc disney, they allow the host to be celebrating what has been happening to tesla against regular americans that drive tesla's, making jokes about it all. you are the ceo of disney, are you proud of this? jimmy kimmel is an unhinged loser. you see the ratings every day. we all see the ratings every day. he's pretending to be woken, compassionate while cheering for those that are involved in these actions against tesla, against his political enemies. don't forget before his rebirth as abcs woke hall moni

seth: tesla is a high growth stock and has been for years and with tesla still having strong growth prospects, whether that is the energy storage system or robotaxis, there is still a lot of room for the tesla growth story to play out. i think the market is still evaluating but tesla does have a lot of growth left, even if the model 3 and model y are approaching that limit of deliveries. they still have the new affordable suv that should push deliveries back into growth. caroline: get into the details. is it the fact they've not had an overhaul of their current product that is limiting current sales in the mismatch as they try iron out a new form of production or is it the politicking of elon musk taking effect here? seth: it is still unclear what the drivers art before the first decline especially in the european market. you could have a lot of consumers waiting for the new model y which does begin to increase in europe in march so consumers could have been holding off until they could secure a new model y. you also have the more affordable vehicle being launched. some consumers waiting for

tesla. ram, gmc, ford all favored by republicans. same for lincoln, jeep and chevrolet. but mercedes, bmw, subaru and mazda. honda, audi, nissan more favored by democrats. nothing is 100%, of course, but in 2022, nielsen scarborough released market research showing that tesla is the manufacturer most favored by democratic leaning voters. and by the way, tesla owners, they tend to be reliable voters. plus, last year, business insider released the results of its analysis showing the ten most republican and ten most democratic vehicles, the most republican vehicle in america. according to this research. they said the jeep wrangler, the most democratic. this research said the toyota prius. eight of the ten reddest vehicles made in america. eight of the ten bluest foreign made. interestingly, the most purple carmaker in america, despite slightly outperforming among republicans, is also jeep, even though it's owned by stellantis, a multinational company headquartered in the netherlands. but are th

john mcgill good morning to you and you start at this club to get tesla together and now tesla is doing is impacting tesla owners? >> well, i think you are seeing it kind of escalate from just going from the protest. we had a member who got their whole khaki and actually arrested and facing felony vandalism charges. so it is unfortunate and i think creating fear in a lot of owners who are wondering if they will be targeted next. so, it seems like a lot of ways, these protests are becoming the starting point for more violence. so, what is really frustrating, especially within the community. that is what i'm saying right now. >> carley: there is a group #teslatakedown and planning think is protest day later next week. circulators like the ones you see here circling on social media and to take down elon musk financially but he said this has to be scaring tesla owners. they come from political backgrounds? >> they do. they are all over the place and actually you can say being in silicon valley, they are more left-leaning anyways. it is interesting to see the violence even with the employees

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one tesla owner in georgia was so upset at elon musk that he used a heat gun to take the tesla decals off his car. he called it a sign of protest. >>frustration with our government. probably in total. things aren't going super well. micro empowered because it's almost nothing that i've done. but yeah, it makes me feel like i'm doing something. >sara>so over the last couple of weeks, tesla's have been tagged with swastikas and anti elon musk messaging. some charging stations have been set on fire. someone even fired shots at a tesla showroom in oregon. as sooji nam reports, this has some tesla owners here in the bay area concerned about their safety. >>john stringer has owned five teslas. his latest purchase, a cybertruck. >>he >>is also the founder of tesla, owners of silicon valley. >>my goal was to interact with other enthusiasts. >>john and his community of 6000 tesla owners in the south bay say safety on the roads has become a greater concern. >>i actually just had a friend up in idaho. a rock was thrown at his window with his three year old kid in the back and the window shattere

today, tesla nikola tesla is celebrated. if he were still around, he'd probably have new ideas and still be treated as a crackpot, which would be fine as long as they didn't destroy his inventions to show how they felt about him. now let's get to the poll. question of the day. elon musk seems to garner controversy wherever he goes. after the new york times reported that musk was to receive a pentagon briefing on secret war plans for china, musk called the report pure propaganda and said that he looked forward to prosecution of those who leaked such malicious and false information. the times, standing by their story, regardless of the accuracy of that report. it raises an interesting question, given his expertise. this is today's poll question. that smerconish. considering elon musk's experience in technology and defense, should he have a role in advising the pentagon on national defense strategies? joining me now is cnn senior legal analyst, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. elie honig. ok

and that's just fueling this rage against tesla you've got people attacking tesla owners and their vehiclesng their property damaged. why? because democrats want to rail against elon musk because the they can't lay a glove on donald trump. it is outrageous. >> aside from the vandalism that we're seeing tesla set on fire in one case people shooting in tesla dealerships you're having these protest across the country and we're covering them richgd one in georgetown even and it seems to be peaceful but protesting against it. explain for me from the democrat side of this. it was democrats particularly liberals that once upon a time demanded that ev electric vehicles be mandated. now, literally vaunt liesing vandalizing cars. >> first i think it has to be said i think the ideal of doing violence against a person's personal property is wrong period that has to be said number one. number two, with that being said, whining our founders created constitution and says you have the right to protest, that right is in our constitution first amendment for a reason so if you are an american and you have a p

after dumping 150 shares of tesla stock. he is not alone. data from edmunds reporting this month saw the highest ever months of tesla owners trading in vehicles. why do you think going after tesla is the way to really get at and go at elon musk? >> it is my only way, right. it is the only thing that i have. you just wanto distance yourself. some are taking the protest further nationwide and in canada, multiple reports of teslas vandalized and some lit on fire. in syracuse a masked person defacing the tesla writing on it this car supports nazis. president trump warning there will be no leniency or pardons for those behind the attacks, suggesting it is worse than the january 6 capitol attacks. >> liz, any evidence that the attacks could be coordinated? >> despite claims they are, experts say there is no evidence that they are coordinated. there is news out of columbia university. the school conceded to demands by the trump administration. at stake $400 million in federal funding. antonia hylton is on campus. >> reporter: tonig

owners, tesla dealerships. they are targeting elon musk, who is out there trying to save our country and it will not be tolerated. we are coming after you. we will find you. and if you are an organized group who is funding this, we are going to find you, too. >> john: what is your sense of this, john? is disorganized or just a bunch of lone wolf attacks? >> that remains to be seen. that is the fbi job, and that is what brings up simple vandalism, hooliganism, things that can be punished by state and local police and elevates it into domestic terrorism. domestic terrorism occurs when it is not just violence but it is violence that is being used to try to coerce a government, to try to oppose a government, and it is quite clear that elon musk and his company are being targeted because of musk's work for the federal government. ask our democratic friends. if this were to happen to a biden cabinet secretary, wouldn't they have turned around and sent the fbi right on in? the other important thing is the fbi has a lo

one tesla owner in georgia was so upset at elon musk that he used a heat gun to take the tesla decals off his car. he called it a sign of protest. >>frustration with our government. probably in total. things aren't going super well. micro empowered because it's almost nothing that i've done. but yeah, it makes me feel like i'm doing something. >sara>so over the last couple of weeks, tesla's have been tagged with swastikas and anti elon musk messaging. some charging stations have been set on fire. someone even fired shots at a tesla showroom in oregon. as sooji nam reports, this has some tesla owners here in the bay area concerned about their safety. >>john stringer has owned five teslas. his latest purchase, a cybertruck. >>he >>is also the founder of tesla, owners of silicon valley. >>my goal was to interact with other enthusiasts. >>john and his community of 6000 tesla owners in the south bay say safety on the roads has become a greater concern. >>i actually just had a friend up in idaho. a rock was thrown at his window with his three year old kid in the back and the window shattere

in germany alone, tesla sales have nosedived.lieve this could be connected to his vocal support for the nation's far right political party. >> fight for a great future for germany! >> reporter: at home, sales have been dropping. they've been dropping after a postelection date spike in stock price. speak of is definitely brand destruction that has gone upon globally with musk. it has alienated a piece of the tesla base and i do think it's real. >> reporter: is that a long-term threat to the brand? >> i believe this will be short-lived. if musk continues to dive into the deep end of the pool with doge and trump and doesn't start showing more and more focused with tesla, this brand issue could be come more pervasive. >> reporter: consumer survey since 2019 show republicans now favor buying a tesla more than ever while democrats feel the opposite. >> some love him, some hate him but the problem is the brand of tesla is synonymous with musk. i think we are in unprecedented territory. >> reporter: at company headquarters, no official r

they shot more tesla with a gun. tesla cyber trucks were sit on fire and shots fired in oregon. cyber trucks on fire. >> you like petty acts of domestic terrorism. >> harris: he got the petty part right. that silly joke. this week critics ripped jimmy kimmel for joking about the violence on his show as well. this is fodder for people who don't have a vision for america to go forward opposite the president. your take. >> that's exact will i right. again they are so -- their hatred for donald trump fuels everything that they do and it's the only reason for the democrat party today. and it is unfortunate for the american public and for democrat voters looking to their party for real leadership. they should become republicans. if you look at what president trump and elon musk are doing, we're making this government more efficient, being more accountable to the american taxpayer, securing our southern border, producing law and order in this country, securing our homeland. these are basic common sense principles. the democrat party is the party of crazy. republican party thanks to don

they are targeting tesla owners, tesla dealerships. they are targeting elon musk who is out there trying to save our country and it will not be tolerated. we are coming after you. we will find you, and if you are an organized group who is funding this , we're going to find you too. you better look out and better stop it. >> to be clear you said you came out of the meeting at least to some extent you are seeing some level of organization behind the scenes funding that you can investigate and potentially prosecute? >> that's everything that we're looking at, yes. we're looking at all aspects of it. these are not isolated individual events. liz: so, kevin, you hear that the attorney general says the attacks are coordinated. they are considered domestic terror. what do you make of not a single democrat in congress has condemned these terror attacks on tesla? >> i'm surprised its become a partisan issue. bondi just got herman date so if you're one of these people that lit these cars on fire, excuse my french but you're screwed because she's

also looking at tesla shares pulling back almost 2%. >> we're going to talk. >> a lot more about tesla just a bit later in the show. >> and then. >> the other side of the. >> coin. >> the nasdaq. >> 100 gainers. >> taking a look at those right. >> here. >> at the. >> top of. >> the list intel. those shares up 10%. >> this is. >> again on news of a new ceo being named at that company. also looking at a number of energy. >> names here constellation. >> and diamondback. remember this is sierra week. all right. back to that rebound on. >> the nasdaq. >> and the stocks that. >> had the biggest. impact yesterday. >> taking a look at them in the premarket. let's take a look at meta shares right now. well actually here's how they're doing right now. meta closed up 2.25%. also there were some news that ceo mark zuckerberg is actually taking meetings at the white house. we just. >> mentioned intel finishing. >> up about 4.5%. new ceo named tesla a big remember the. president kind of. >> displaying the. >> evs on the white house lawn kind of turned the white house into a. >> bit of. >> a tesla sh

so i'm no, i'm not selling my tesla. if they don't like my tesla, don't just don't drive it. >> giroux's uses his cybertruck to advertise his body sculpting business in worcester, massachusetts. he says he has been harassed. his vehicle vandalized, threatening voicemail messages like this left on his phone. >> take your gold, tesla. >> the the bunker hill climb in and drive down to florida. or drive to tennessee. >> i refuse to get terrorized. so to do something they want me to do to force me to do that. >> tesla owner angela kinslow knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of threatening messages. she says driving a tesla was fun at first, until musk got involved in politics. >> the thumbs down flipped off, mean mugged, cut off. >> she wrote an essay about her experiences for business insider. then she says, things got worse. >> i've been sent death wishes. so folks have have sent. you know, i wish that, you know, i hope. how did they say it? i hope that your cybertruck catches on fire with the doors locked a

that would be very risky if you tried to deface tesla's in florida. >> i just can't imagine the teslaight now or charging stations where people are picketing. so friday night, your picketing, someone is charging their car, just a neighbor who is purchasing a tesla and to what end? i can't -- i can't even fathom the type of person who does this. last were to you sarah as we exit the segment here. >> let me tell you this, jason. this is a time for each and every one of us in america who support freedom, who support the constitution, who support president trump and elon musk, to get out there and purchase a tesla if you can, if you can afford it, to go out there and by tesla stock, to really show that we are unified behind our president. we are not radicals, we will not go out there and destroy property or target corporations like we see rick wilson and the lincoln project and all of these idiots out there that are doing that. we will stand unified and i think that is what is going to happen. i say to buy tesla stock now, it will go up big time. >> thank you both for joining us tonight o

[cheering and applause] people vandalizing tesla vehicles, new tesla vehicles, please don't vandalizendalize tesla vehicles -- [laughter] >> jesse: now they are winking and nodding domestic terrorism, don't torture a tesla dealership! one never trump said kill tesla, save the country, then addressing and releasing the names of tesla owners across america, they say they will take your name off the website if you give proof you sold their car. >> despicable the violence taking place across against tesla, employees and americans who have chosen to drive an electric vehicle. many are democrats by the way. were big supporters of tesla's and electric vehicles until elon musk voted for trump, we would like democrats to come out and condemn this pain as violence. >> jesse: have any democrats come out and said stands back and stand by? no, they are them on. i thought they hated political violence! >> it's the most extreme political organization and american history. >> they are attacking our democracy. >> republicans are creating an environment of political violence. they are putting americans

tesla seeing relief.else are we seeing when it comes to the big tech giants that got battered earlier this week? isabelle: tesla is leading the losses of the magnificent 7 index, and you can see the rally broadening out. a note earlier this morning said maleficent 7. people are questioning if u.s. exceptionalism has cracked. i talked to a bank yesterday, and they said that they are underweight the magnificent 7 seven, which is in stark contrast to when everyone was piling in, because if you don't you underperform the benchmark. we have jp morgan, david level with, whom i talked to yesterday, saying that the private market is yet to crack, economic data for now points to expansion i'm so bullish in the long term. jackie: thank you for joining us. two astronauts stranded at the international space station since arriving aboard boeing's starliner in june could finally be heading home. that is part of the goal for the spacex crew x mission scheduled to launch later today. joining us is the deputy director of

shots were fired at a tesla dealership in oregon.e in seattle, and teslas were spray painted in massachusetts in north charleston, south carolina. 24 year old daniel clark was arrested, accused of vandalizing a tesla charging station with spray paint and molotov cocktails outside of a pizza restaurant. the atf allegedly finding his notebook with anti-government beliefs last week, while promoting teslas at the white house. president trump calling the vandals garbage. >> you do it to tesla and you do it to any company. we're going to catch you and you're going to you're going to go through hell. >> in less violent protests, some tesla owners are now putting stickers over the logo. but regarding the violence. >> we are taking the full brunt of all the fbi resources we have available. >> today, the fbi is trying to figure out if the attacks are linked or if they're being carried out individually. it comes as tesla's stock price has been dropping for close to nine weeks. alex stone, abc news, los angeles. >> now to developing news, presid

don't ever vandalize tesla vehicles. and so. >> all of a sudden, domestic terrorism is a joke. >> they basically want to kill me because i'm stopping their fraud. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official president kennedy died some 38 minutes ago. >> the jfk files a prime time deep dive. >> people have been waiting for decades for this. >> plus. >> oh, my god, when i'm talking, you're nottalking. ta. know when ♪ ♪ >> jesse: the democrat bases out for blood in their town halls are getting ugly. >> we want you to show you the backbone and the brains that mitch mcconnell would have earned the minority! we want you to show fight! and he will not fighting! we are on the front lines, you are talking about 2026. democrats should win in 2026 by democrats may have to be a people that are incumbents and primaries for being too passive now. if you want airtime, be disruptive! >> i'm going to answer his question. they have the right to ask questions -- they have the right to ask questions! >> jesse: out crying because th

tesla's musk. musk is tesla.do you think at this point, if he does step back in, that this is fixable? >> look, i think it's fixable. i think there could be a scar from the brand stitches, but it wouldn't be a permanent black eye. this continues at this pace over the coming months. and, you know, throughout 2025, i think that i think there'll be a lot of damage here. and i think that's the frustration is that there's so much technology and autonomous and robotics and everything musk is doing. but i mean, you cannot have him always in mar-a-lago or the white house. and that's been the frustration for tesla becoming a political symbol, which is what no one wants as a shareholder. >> all right, dan ives, always good to see you. thanks so much. we appreciate it. thank you. still ahead, putin's so-called merchant of death speaks to cnn. listen to what he has to say about president trump. >> trump representing. the american people who said. >> enough is enough. >> i knew who. clarence thomas was, and i knew how he. >>

dealerships and tesla owners and tesla infrastructure, their charging stations. for example, one london business owner tells the new york post that his business email inbox has been flooded with death threats against him and his family, all because he drives a tesla. attorney general pam bondi has charged three people in three different states with arson for setting teslas on fire. that charge now comes with a mandatory minimum of five years in jail. it is very clear these threats are getting out of control, and domestic terrorism will not be tolerated in this country. here, with more former fbi agent nicole parker, fox news legal analyst gregg jarrett. nicole, let me start with you. by the way, i did think about this. now that kash patel is the fbi director, would you ever consider going back in? >> well, that's a great question. i do love the amazing work of the fbi, and i'll just we'll just leave it at that. i'd love to be a part of helping the fbi, whether it's from the inside or the outside, but they're doing phenomenal work. kash patel is doing incredible a

as a supporter of tesla for so long and a believer in tesla's mission to see it subverted by its own into a political tool where people are actually protesting against a company that's critically important for climate change. it's like it's crushing. so it just gives you an idea of how bad of a board of directors, tesla's board of directors should all resign immediately. you know, it's it's embarrassing. they've let this happen to tesla. >> well, ross, i do wonder with somebody like elon musk how influential would a board of advisors be? do they have any real power or is it performative? >> well, yes, they have power because board of directors choose management at companies, and that's the way it works. and and elon only owns 13%, 87% of tesla is owned by the public. and so they have an obligation to the nasdaq as well to have an independent board, which they've been proven by delaware courts not to have an independent court board. not to mention the board members have been selling stock left and right into this decline. but, you know, it's cost my clients, you know, at least 25 to $

to tesla models. compare that with tesla.h. >> of last year. >> it's up. >> it was 0.4%. >> last year. >> now you might look at this. >> and say, oh come on 0.4 to 1.4. that's not a huge difference. >> but it. does show that there are. >> people who have made the. >> decision they don't want to own a. >> tesla right now. >> this is, by the way, for 2017 model. >> year. teslas or newer. >> and again. >> this comes to us from edmunds. >> also a note that came. >> out late yesterday. >> also having a little bit of impact on shares of tesla comes from. >> adam jonas, who. >> is perhaps the most widely followed analyst. covering tesla. >> in his note, where he lowered his price target, he wrote. tesla's softer auto deliveries. >> and he did cut. >> his expectation for deliveries. those deliveries. >> are emblematic of a company. >> in the transition from an. automotive pure play. >> to a highly diversified. play on ai. >> and robotics. >> take a look at shares of tesla, which are getting a bit of a bump today. this note from adam.

tesla owners and stores. these are innocent people who have done nothing wrong. >> president donald trump: there has been a little damage and we want to keep it that way. i don't want to say this. it's not the appropriate time but we don't want this to happen. not to someone that has been so good to our country. he didn't have to do this, he didn't have to go through this and we can't let it happen and aside from that i happen to love the product. it's a lot nicer if you also happen to love the product and he's done a really good job. >> this i guess is for elon musk. is there a discount? is there any kind of room for negotiating? >> president donald trump: i know he would give me a discount but i don't want to ask for one. i'm president so i want to pay full price. >> what is your message? buying a new car while there are some folks who will see this at home and they are struggling with their retirement accounts, down at the moment. uncertainty about work ahead. >> president donald trump: they will do great.

with the crackdown of those who target tesla. >> tesla arson defendants will face the full force of the law for allegedly using molotov cocktails to set fire to electric vehicles and charging stations. that is according to the attorney general chan bonk -- pam bondi. it refers to the events targeting the automaker and tesla owners nationwide. three people have already been charged for their alleged involvement in recent attacks in oregon, colorado and charleston, south carolina. all three facing up to 20 years in prison. writing the days of committing crimes without consequences have ended. let this be a warning. if you join this wave of domestic terrorism against tesla properties, the department of justice will put you behind bars. speaking of the doj, attorneys for the department replied it slightly late to questions today about those flights not deported illegal aliens and gang members last weekend. the judge accused the department of invading it's obligations by filing a inaccurate response. adding that he wants more information within the next five days. this as the president is ur

it sucks to be a tesla shareholder and it sucks to be a tesla owner. and that's why i'm here. >> all right. ross gerber, who says he is the tipping point. he's ready for change. thank you so much for being with us this morning. we really appreciate it. this morning. global travel disrupted as a major fire shuts down. one of the world's busiest airports. we're going to continue following breaking news out of london's heathrow airport. and roy woods junior is leading a fresh episode of have i got news for you this saturday. and he's here in the studio to give us a preview. >> united states of scandal with jake tapper sunday at nine on cnn. >> i decided to go with roper glp one because. >> dealing with insurance. >> is always. >> sort of nerve wracking. having the. >> team at roh help. >> me. >> navigate the insurance was a huge relief. it's left me. >> with more time to do all the things that i love. since losing. >> weight, i feel very. >> groun know i'm ready to go. >> if i had to do this on. >> my. >> own, i. >> may not have done it at all. >> to see

but in the us, you know, tesla's home base for robotaxi, which is the bulk of my valuation, we see tesla capturing about 20% of that robotaxi market. don't see the chinese really entering there. even on car sales. we really don't see that being as much of a threat. it's really in china, which are not saying that it's not a risk. it is a big risk. it's the biggest market. that's really where we see the biggest pain point in china. >> understood. and of course, like you said, if that's the biggest market, it will have an impact here. as mentioned, it's a different story because some of the barriers that we have. but do you have any concerns about tesla's ability to deploy that technology? >> oh, of course we have to see what happens, right? in june, they will unveil their robotaxi service in austin. what if it is unsupervised fsd with a camera only system without a driver that we see in june, that's that would be pretty tremendous, right? the only other robotaxis we see in the world have leaders and radars. they are quite expensive. so if tesla is able to undercut the market with a product

tim walz talk bad about tesla more often. >> yeah, look, i own a tesla. we my wife and i, we've had a tesla for years. it's a great car. i also happen to have a ford f-150 and it's but it's this is ridiculous because it was just months ago. they were going to pass legislation to make sure that we couldn't drive a gas powered car because they want an electric car. now, what are we trying to do? save money. make sure this country is on sound financial footing. that's elon musk's big, big violation here. i'm glad that pam bondi, the attorney general, is getting after it and that they're going to start charging people with terrorism. and these idiots, if they understood tesla's have nine cameras on them, what, eight outside and one inside. so they put it in sentry mode, folks, we're going to catch a lot of criminals, and they might go to prison in el salvador. and sarah, you've actually been to this prison in el salvador. tell us about it. >> well, yeah, absolutely. i've been there, and i was there late last year, and. >> president trump is scaring them strai

according to the tesla takedown web site, the group wants people to, quote, sell your teslas, dump yourtock and join the picket lines. they're protesting musk's role in doge can. musk says this is an effort to expose waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. if there have been plenty of tesla protests leading up to to today. here are protesters from monday in california, listen. >> i definitely -- [inaudible] >> i want to do a peaceful demonstration. it's not just about elon musk -- [inaudible] [cheers and applause] >> reporter: the tesla takedown group wants these protests to be peaceful and say it opposes violence or destruction of property. but there are reports of violence from counter-protesters earlier this month, and this all comes after a string of attacks on tesla dealerships, car owners and charging stations nationwide. if and the fbi launching a task force this week to crack down on the tesla attacks. on wednesday one man accused of using molotov cocktails to torch several teslas at a dealership in vegas this month was arrested. he's currently in federal custody, and

tesla's stock now down 50% since its high in december.nwhile, as the white house rallies behind the company, trump commerce secretary howard lutnick urging americans to buy its stock, which some experts say is a potential violation of government ethics. >> buy tesla. it's unbelievable that this guy's stock is this cheap. it will never be this cheap again. >> and liz, what more do we know about these doj charges announced today? >> reporter: the three suspects arrested face serious federal charges ranging from unlawful possession of a firearm to arson, and if convicted they each face up to 20 years in prison, lester. >> okay, liz, thanks very much. >>> a federal judge tonight temporarily blocking the deportation of a georgetown university researcher. the trump administration is looking to remove him from the country, accusing him of ties to a terror group. our gabe gutierrez has late details. >> reporter: badar khan suri, a graduate student and father of three from india who was teaching at georgetown university, is now accused of having t

tesla shares make up the u.s. wealth and protesters hope to hit the tesla owner where it hurts.ng now is not an investigation. it's just a destruction of our government and we can't stand aside and just let it happen. earlier this month, democrats sent a letter to the white house criticizing musk and president trump for getting rid of government officials investigating musk's companies must spend more than 200 million dollars helping to get trump elected. >> the billionaires rocket company space x has 22 billion dollars in federal government contracts. it's a fun experience tell people, know, i don't like what's going on my government. and this is what i really think. and we don't want tesla to be driving a fascist government united states. not everyone is on board with a protest against tesla. >> isn't easy employees and the america make manufacturers like you can protest? protest was he's not the car. >> it's time we love dogs. you elon below. that's fighting one of the americans shed all american dog wardens got finding. but i'm gonna >> the fbi says the anti-tesla incidents

the corte madera tesla dealership saturday. >> trying to discourage people from purchasing tesla cars that benefit elon musk, elon musk. is is single handily been appointed by donald trump is not not a like that person. >> and it is dismantling the u.s. government. grant palmer has protested here since musk political rise amid this poster after the u.s. government got its staff within the national parks department. >> smoky the bear is a simple of our national parks. >> and he's holding elon musk upside down. >> do you understand what some of those people are coming from? >> and then if you want to come here and protest the dealership, that's one thing that don't go take it out on some of his car vandalism drive around and people are flipping me off. you from down. cutting me off. >> ridiculous. and for but doubt his car will be in the shop for at least a couple days. he says he's worried about the rising tension surrounding elon musk and the country. >> it's big political tensions. and i think almost like a civil war. that's that's that's starting now between the sides. and i'm reall

if you're a tesla investor. the stock has gone from, you know, 400 something to 200 something in a relatively short period of time. after doing just the opposite post-election, it was clear that musk's important place in the trump white house was good for tesla all of a sudden. but now there's been a backlash, partially because of doge and anger over the cuts in the government, but also because of musk himself, his personality, his right wing views. this goes right against the grain of those who bought teslas in the first place, largely because of, hey, this is good for the environment. it's electric instead of gas, and there was almost a liberal conservative divide over the car company that has sort of been flipped. and the question is, now if president trump says, i'm going to own a tesla and bring them to the white house, will maga buy teslas? who knows? meanwhile, you have largely liberal people, the kindnd ofeople who support that mission protesting out in front of these dealerships. it is really a world tu

tesla's supporters, tesla owners, tesla stores, these are innocent people who've done nothing wrong. so. you know. >> so yeah, that's true. those people have done nothing wrong. all the problems they are facing now because of their association with tesla are elon musk's fault exclusively. imagine you work at america's oldest car manufacturer, ford, and you watch the president of the united states doing an illegal commercial today on federal property for the newest carmaker in america. imagine you're a factory worker at america's biggest auto manufacturer that has the most auto manufacturing jobs in the united states, general motors. and you have to watch today, when the president of the united states does an illegal tv commercial at the white house for america's newest auto manufacturer, because the owner of that company has given the president more money than anyone has ever given a politician in american history, nbc news reports. a major automaker said, quote, tesla has benefited more from taxpayer money than any other carmaker by far. now, the white house is marketing tesla's veh

but the brand of tesla is synonymous with musk. we are in unprecedented territory. >> reporter: here at company headquarters, no official response, but elon musk has been vocal. he has taken to his platform, x, to thank his customers for their continued support and also call out liberal groups who he claims have been responsible for a coordinated campaign against him. i was excited when i first heard of pronamel clinical enamel strength. this is a product that has our best enamel science yet. pronamel clinical enamel strength has 3 times better enamel protection, as well as repairs 66 percent of microdamage. i recommend pronamel clinical enamel strength. i recommend pronamel clinical >>> st. patrick's day is upon us. that means parades and a lot of people wearing green clothes and drinking guinnes. the irish beer has been around longer than the united states, where it has a growing fan base. ed o'keefe visited the guinness open gate brewery in baltimore, and then stopped in for a pint at one of the most famous irish pubs in d.c. >>

and that's the thing, teslas are great cars.hey drive you, everywhere you need to go and they are amazing piece of technology. and i don't understand, you know, hour the left is really just turned around the in the last six months or so really definitely the last few weeks of being against finding government corruption and waste in the federal government. and then, you just really got to follow the money. you know, where is this coming from, you know. >> laura: would you buy another tesla? >> i have one already on order. i already have another cybertruck on order. yeah, absolutely. >> laura: a friend of mine in louisiana has a cybertruck, she loves this vehicle. i think she loves it as much as her grandkids. she just raves about this, loves it, loves it, loves it. and so you are not deterred at all, ro. huh-uh, you are not deterred. >> no, no. no, laura, not at all. if anything, it makes us more vigilant. we bought some personal protective equipment to store on us when we do dry to make sure we are -- i'm protecting myself my fa

tesla dealership. it. those are the real villains here. and we're going go after them and the president has made it clear. we are going to go after them. >> here to react to all of this news, former pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy. patrick, thanks so much for joining the program. we have one of our reporters on the ground there asking democratic representatives what they felt about this. this is what they had to say, patrick. >> think about what is happening with the tesla product, the violence at the dealerships? what's your take. >> i'm so sorry. i'm late here. >> what's your take on it? do you denounce the violence? >> why are people so upset when they see a tesla in the parking lot? >> you know, i can't comment to that you know, in terms of public sentiment. >> do you think democrats are to blame for why people are so triggered by this? >> no. absolutely not. >> patrick, this whole scandal is kind of weird to me because most of the people that i know that drive tesla are democrats. >> right

[cheers and applause] people have been banning tesla vehicles, new tesla vehicles, please don't vandalizeever vandalize tesla vehicles. and so... [laughs] >> harris: look, we were talking about on the stock market, tesla was up for the day yesterday. all of this is on the ground so far beneath anything for the country should be seeing right now. this is low-grade and it is dangerous. >> joey: this is not needed though. to the idea that the left especially democrats, liberals go to whatever classification of progressives, they have this hae for an opinion. greg gutfeld said this idea if i disagree with you about grounds go to i don't think you are an evil person because you don't like nouns. i think you misunderstand guns and importance of second amendment and rural areas where i'm from that if you're from from tanner city anderson you have a different opinion but we can go down the lane on that. whatever reason this version of the left and maybe it's been around longer than i can imagine when we think about '60s. to put this version of the left is incredibly violent because they believe t

tesla cars. from texas, i mean prominent democratic reeders. i don't see them -- leaders. i don't see them saying stop this, defending elon musk or his patriotism or telling people to stop fire bombing his teslas. >> i'm confused, leaders of the democratic party? who would that be? [laughter] larry: you know who i mean. >> obama has proven -- larry: one second. president is -- i don't want to stop this brilliant commentary you have, but there's the president signing the executive order. [cheers and applause] >> no autopen there. larry: no autopen, as charlie hurt just said, and there's loud applause. look, that's fabulous stuff. boy, this is a long time coming. the education department was first put in place 1979-1980 by with jimmy carter. it started as an executive order, then it became a congressionally-mandated department. it has grown down through the years and while it has grown in size, score ises have plunged in size, and political correctness and insanity, i mean, just -- can i can't help

but he did make some key modifications to the tesla logo. i started thinking about people talking about trashing or burning teslas, and i thought, well, maybe if i cover up the logo, it's less likely to happen. he says he also decided to put a sign on his car, similar to this one we spotted on another car in the south bay. it says, i bought this before we knew elon was crazy. some tesla owners i've talked with say they like their cars, but don't like what the car company founder is doing with the trump administration in san francisco. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. the united way provides food and shelter for thousands of people who live in the bay area. now its funding is on pause and its future unclear. united way is one of the most respected and effective organizations fighting poverty. back in april, congress approved $117 million for its emergency food and shelter program that included a $2.5 million specifically for bay area programs. today, united way announced funding has now been paused indefinitely by washington, and that coul

. >>> the fbi's new alert over attacks on teslas, plus the ongoing demonstrations as elon musk and tesla in antarctica af them allegedly assaulted a a af colleague. now stuck owners f growing backlash. >>> new concerns for a research team in antarctica, after one of them allegedly assaulted a colleague, now, stuck together for months and one of the most remote locations on the planet. >>> celebrating the life of george foreman, from heavyweight doxxing champion to grill champion, a look back at his remarkable life. >>> good news tonight, a hero's welcome for this little boy. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> a manhunt underway for suspects involved in a deadly mass shooting in new mexico, this was the scene and a park when gunfire erected in las cruces and police are calling it an unsanctioned car show. ree people were killed. at least 15 others were injured. and tonight, there are growing concerns about why it happened in the first place. >> there was chaos and panic. people running for cover and hiding under cars, as the gunfire erupted. >> three people dead, an

so we are getting at his tesla stock, and we are making people aware that they need to boycott tesla. >> tesla says it's increasing security at all of its dealerships this weekend here at the san francisco store. as you can see, all the cars have been moved out. san francisco police officers were nearby keeping an eye on the protest, but it remained peaceful. >> no. >> in the east bay, a group of activists rallied outside the tesla dealership in walnut creek and in marin county. this banner was unfurled over highway 101. >> i'm here to support veterans. >> demonstrators were outside tesla in madera. many are vets concerned about doj's cuts to the veterans administration, which could impact services and health benefits. >> i would not be where i am today if it were not for the va. all vietnam vets feel that way and we want it to stop. >> activists say their protests will continue. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> in the east bay, the oakland police union is blasting the city after a police officer was attacked. it all happened just before 330 yesterday afternoon. sky seven was overh

tesla is spiraling everywhere. the company just announced a recall of all of its cybertrucks to repair body panels that won't stay on. that recall also tipped reporters off to how many cybertrucks the secretive companies actually ever sold, which is less than 50,000. then there are the protests, not just in the us, but worldwide demonstrations and boycotts of tesla to oppose musk's one man war on the federal government, including his dalliances abroad, where he, like, for instance, endorsed the far right party in germany. competitors are now encouraging tesla owners to trade in their cars, and owners are doing that at a record pace. tesla had accounted for a majority of musk's wealth until this week, but now its stock has plummeted over 40% of its value in the last two months, 40% in an all hands meeting this week, musk, back at tesla, begged employees to quote, hang on to your stock, but get this okay. in the past three months, top officials in tesla people at the top of the company, they have sold more than 745,0

>>>>the politics taking a toll on tesla's bottom line as well. a recent report shows tesla sales in the u.s. have dropped 1% last year compared to 2023. >>>>the >>company's first annual sales decline in 12 years. company shares have also dropped more than 40% since president trump took office. >>>>this is a. form of protest. now, i'm not condoning vandalism, but to. the it's not surprising that the tesla charging spots of their dealerships are becoming focal points where people are expressing their dismay. >>>>uc berkeley marketing faculty bill pierce says when politics and business converge, it can have a significant long term impact on the brand. >>>>the politics in this time, which is very fractured, is almost running 180 degrees from what the tesla brand was built on, and this is too abrupt change for the tesla fans. and they're saying, look, i thought you were this. and now you're that. i don't. want. any part of you. there's going. to be an erosion. of trust. in the brand. >>>>for john, however, he wants to relay the message that many tesla